Complex molecules emerge without evolution or design
Credit: University of Groningen In biology, folded proteins are responsible for most advanced functions. These complex proteins are the result ...
Tag: Evolution
DNA analyses show a dynamic coevolutionary relationship between birds and their feather mites
A research in collaboration with the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) has carried out a massive genetic study of the ...
Artificial intelligence applied to the genome identifies an unknown human ancestor
Scientists use deep learning for the first time ever to account for human evolutionCredit: Pilar Rodriguez By combining deep learning ...
Tanzania forest to be protected as a result of major scientific discoveries
Credit: Dr Andrew R Marshall The United Republic of Tanzania has announced it will protect a globally unique forest ecosystem ...
Why haven't cancer cells undergone genetic meltdowns?
Cancer first develops as a single cell going rogue, with mutations that trigger aggressive growth at all costs to the ...
11,500-year-old animal bones in Jordan suggest early dogs helped humans hunt
Credit: University of Copenhagen 11,500 years ago in what is now northeast Jordan, people began to live alongside dogs and ...
VAT fat may cause pathogenic obesity
An evolutionarily advantageous process goes awry Type-2 (adult-onset) diabetes and other diseases related to the obesity epidemic depend on how ...
Respiratory microbiome may influence your susceptibility to flu
Microbiome community linked to lower influenza susceptibilityCredit: Lee et al, 2019. Specific respiratory microbiome communities may be linked to influenza ...
Cut to the chase
Can sex help start a relationship? A budding relationship or just a one-night stand? The difference may not be immediately ...
Reconstruction of trilobite ancestral range in the southern hemisphere
Brazilian researchers used biogeographic analysis to study trilobites, arthropods that became extinct over 252 million years ago The first appearance ...
Scientists hit on the protein and lipid composition of the Siberian mammoth bone
Credit: @tsarcyanide/MIPT Press Office Scientists from Skoltech and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) studied the protein and lipid ...
Change of teeth causes yo-yo effect in elephants' weight
Credit: (Image: Christian Schiffmann) The teeth of most mammals, including humans, are only replaced once in a lifetime, when the ...
Giant singers from neighboring oceans share song parts over time
Research illuminates process of how whale culture changes over timeCredit: ©Tim Collins/Wildlife Conservation Society Singing humpback whales from different ocean ...
Space microbes aren't so alien after all
Genetic evidence shows bacteria on the International Space Station are adapting to survive, not to harmCredit: NASA/Roscosmos EVANSTON, Ill. --- ...
How locusts switch colours in different settings
A novel mechanism that allows locusts to switch between green and black colouring in response to different environments may also ...
Medical scanner helps to unlock the mysteries of a giant prehistoric marine reptile
Credit: Nigel Larkin, taken at Royal Veterinary College, London A nearly metre-long skull of a giant fossil marine ichthyosaur found ...
The first case of a Portuguese beetle living exclusively in groundwater
New to science, the species was named after Pluto, the ruler of the underworld in Greek mythologyCredit: Ignacio Ribera A ...
Variable venom — why are some snakes deadlier than others?
Credit: Benjamin Tapley. An international collaboration led by scientists from the National University of Ireland, Galway, The University of St ...
A little squid sheds light on evolution with bacteria
Bacteria, which are vital for the health of all animals, also played a major role in the evolution of animals ...
New research to explore how skill influences result of animal fights
Credit: University of Plymouth The role of skill in determining the outcome of animal contests is to be explored in ...